Chapter 19
Things were settling back into place for Rafalyi and his crew. With the threat of enemy action now ended, he could concentrate on the real job of exploring the dead city.
The attack on his ship had been the turning point. When it failed in its first few volleys and he was able to regain the offensive, he could actually feel the tide of events moving his way. He ordered his soldiers out to capture rather than kill the enemy if at all possible, though giving them full permission to destroy as much of the city as necessary in that quest.
Klondanar-Nakonal gave him a funny look at that command. Any other commander would have ordered the resistance wiped out without a second thought—but Rafalyi was blessed/cursed with a probing imagination. He wanted to know the nature of the oppo
